2023年高考第三次模拟考试卷-英语（新高考A卷）（全解全析）

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2023年高考英语第三次模拟考试卷（新高考A卷）
英语·全解全析
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man want to do?
A. Check the new bike. B. Ride the new bike. C. Buy a new bike.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M:Hi, Helen! Is this your new bike?
W: Yes, I bought it only yesterday.
M: It’s cool! May I have a try?
W: Of course. Don’t forget to ride on the left.
2. What did the man do before 9:00 last-night?
A. He watched TV. B. He slept for a while. C. He wrote the paper.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W:You look tired and sleepy. Do you have trouble falling asleep?
M: No, I had to finish the paper for history class from 9:00 last night to 2:00 in the morning, because I didn’t remember it until I finished watching TV.
3. What does the man think of the actress?
A. She looks good. B. She works hard. C. She isn’t attractive.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W:What do you think of this actress in this magazine? Do you think she’s pretty?
M: Actually, with all that makeup, I think she’s trying too hard to look good. For me, a beautiful woman is one who doesn’t need a lot of makeup to look attractive.
4. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Go to the Johnsons’ for dinner.
B. Do a chemistry experiment.
C. Use the old recipes tonight.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W:I’m going to try out some new recipes tonight.
M: Well, remember that the Johnsons are coming over for dinner. You know how much I like your cooking, dear, but maybe you shouldn’t pick tonight of all nights to experiment.
5. What’s the man’s decision?
A. Waiting for the bus.
B. Walking to the next stop.
C Meeting the woman 30 minutes later
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W:The bus isn’t supposed to arrive at this stop for another 30 minutes. I guess we’ll just have to wait until it comes.
M: Normally I’d agree with you, but I’m only going to the next stop, and I feel like having a walk.
第二节 (共15小题: 每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A. B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟: 听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. Why does the man call Louis Catering?
A. For an invitation. B. For food and drinks. C. For conference rooms.
7. How many people will attend the party?
A. 108. B. 112. C. 120.
【答案】6. B 7. C
【解析】
【原文】W:Hello, Louis Catering, What can I do for you?
M: Yes, I’m with the Colbert Corporation. We’re having a company party on February 15th next week, and I need to arrange for all the food and drinks.
W: OK. How many people do you expect to take part in the party? And will it be an indoor one or outdoor one?
M: About 108 employees will be there. In addition, 12 managing staff will also be present.And we’ll hold it indoors in one of our large conference rooms.
W: OK. I see.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What is the man going to Canada for?
A. Research. B. Further study. C. Sightseeing.
9. What will the speakers do next?
A. Pack clothes. B. Buy a suitcase. C. Prepare materials.
【答案】8. A 9. B
【解析】
【原文】W:What are you going to do in Canada?
M: My lab is working together with a research station in Canada so I will work there for a long time.
W: How long will it take?
M: Three months, probably. It’ll depend on how everything is going.
W: It’s cold there. You may need some heavy clothes. Oh, this suitcase is probably too small.
M: Don’t worry! I do most of the work in the lab. But I do need a large suitcase. I’ll take a lot of research materials with me.
W: So why don’t we go to the shop to get a larger suitcase?
M: OK. Let’s go.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10. Who works in the power company?
A. The girl’s father. B. The girl’s classmate. C. The man’s classmate.
11. How will the girl go to the power company?
A. By car. B. By taxi. C. On foot.
12. What is the girl going to do first?
A. Get ready for a picnic. B. Chat with the workers. C. Visit the manager.
【答案】10. C 11. C 12. A
【解析】
【原文】W:Hi, Dad. Is your classmate still working in the power company?
M: Yes. He is now the manager. Why do you ask?
W: Oh. There is a summer vacation practice project of us students. Can you help me out? Besides, several of our classmates plan to have a picnic this morning.
M: OK. You can come to the power company for the practice after that. I can drive you there or you can take a taxi.
W: There is no need to do so. I can walk there.
M: Shall I telephone my classmate to tell him that you will visit him?
W: I’m not really a visitor. I plan to communicate with the workers and learn about their company culture.
M: That will be a really good practice experience and you can learn much from it.
W: I can’t agree with you more.
M: Now, you have to prepare for the coming picnic. Enjoy your time.
W: Thank you, Dad!
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13. What does the competition try to find this year?
A. The best dancer. B. The best actor. C. The best singer.
14. How should people enter the competition?
A. By fax. B. By phone. C. Through the Internet.
15. When does the sports hall close this week?
A. At 10:30 pm. B. At 9:00 pm C. At 8:00 pm..
16. What do we know about the new swimming pool?
A. It will be free for the first week.
B. It is bigger than the old one.
C. It will be open earlier than planned.
【答案】13. C 14. B 15. A 16. A
【解析】
【原文】M:Welcome.Jenny and I have got lots to tell you.
W: That’s right. This week Westfield Radio runs its annual competition. Last year it was to find the best dancer, and next year it will be the turn of local actors to enter. But this year we’re looking for the best singer in our city.
M: And what are the rules?
W: Not many. You need to phone your entry. We don’t accept entries through the Internet or by fax. M: Right. Well, it’s school holidays this week, so what’s on offer?
W: The sports hall will open an hour earlier than usual at 8:00 am and shut later at 10:30 pm instead of nine. The indoor football ground is always popular and has to be booked in advance.
M: But what about the swimming pool?
W: Not quite such good news, I’m afraid. It will be open about a week later than planned, but good news now-there will be no charge for swimmers for the first week. It’s the same size as the old one, but it is much better equipped.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. What does CyberEdit aim to do?
A. Supply funding for businessmen.
B. Edit documents for Wired magazine.
C. Offer students computer editing services.
18. How many employees did the speaker hire at first?
A. Four. B. Five. C. Ten.
19. Why did some investors invest money in CyberEdit?
A. It promised big returns.
B. It got good publicity.
C. It employed 50 students.
20. When is the best time for people to develop a business?
A. When they have the idea.
B. After they graduate from college.
C. After they have rich social experience.
【答案】17. C 18. A 19. B 20. A
【解析】
【原文】M:I started my own company, CyberEdit, when I was a freshman. Most students have to write essays, and I aimed to provide computer editing services for them. During one summer vacation, I worked for an Internet company and in the evening, I spent another four hours working on my website. It’s not easy to develop a business. If you hope to be financially independent, you must do something while you are young and you can work long hours. For a long time, I was editing nearly ten documents a night. I spent fifty hours a week doing this. It was hard. Then I hired my first four employees, and I never edited a single document again. The next year, I turned down my summer job at a big investment bank and spent the vacation expanding CyberEdit. In December, Wired magazine contacted me and asked me to write an article about my life. After the article appeared in March, interested investors began to contact me. In June, one of them decided to invest a large sum of money in the company. So the Wired article brought me over a million dollars in funding! More than anything else, good publicity helps a new business attract investors and customers. Investors came to me, not because I was making money and employing fifty college students, but because they read about it in Wired magazine, and saw it on ABC World News Tonight. My advice to young people who consider starting a company is: Do it now! Don’t delay starting it until you’ve finished school or had some “real-world experience”.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
My favourite Books
—Posted by Catherine Chung. a great writer
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
This collection contains several maths stories. The one I recommend is Division By Zero, about Jane Parkinson, a brilliant German mathematician. To her great despair, she ends up proving that mathematics is inconsistent and is able to prove that any two numbers are equal. A beautiful, thought-provoking(发人深省的)story about belief, understanding，and faith.
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
It's about a woman who comes to work for a once-great mathematician. Due to a brain injury, he has only 80 minutes of short-term memory available to him before he forgets everything. It is filled with beautiful maths, simply and clearly described alongside finely drawn relationships between the characters.
Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro
Kovalevskaya was a 19th-century mathematician at a time when women were not allowed in most of Europe to attend university. She married a man who promised to take her to Germany to study. She made major contributions to the field and became the first woman in Russia to obtain a doctorate in mathematics.
The Ore Miner's Wife by Karl Iagnemma
It is about a miner who thinks he's discovered the proof to the problem: construct a square, equal in area to a given circle. His wife, not knowing what has suddenly taken his attention and his time, fears he is being unfaithful. A moving exploration of the joys of entering a problem whole and the desire and impossibility of truly knowing those we love.
21. What does "I"refer to in Paragraph 1?
A. Catherine Chung. B. Ted Chiang.
C. Jane Parkinson. D. Yoko Ogawa.
22. Which book is about a pioneering Russian woman mathematician?
A. Stories of Your Life and Others. B. The Housekeeper and the Professor.
C. Too Much Happiness. D. The Ore Miner's Wife.
23. What do the listed books have in common?
A. They tell love stories. B. They involve mathematics.
C. They explore human relationship. D. They reveal people's inner world.
【21~23题答案】
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章以My favourite Books为题，介绍了作家Catherine Chung最喜欢的书籍。
【21题详解】
词句猜测题。根据文章标题“My favourite Books—Posted by Catherine Chung.a great writer(我最喜欢的书由——Chung发布。一个伟大的作家)”可知，本文是以作家Catherine Chung为第一视角的记叙文，介绍她喜欢的书，由此可推知文中的第一人称I，指的是Catherine Chung，故选A。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro段落内容“Kovalevskaya was a 19th-century mathematician at a time when women were not allowed in most of Europe to attend university. She married a man who promised to take her to Germany to study. She made major contributions to the field and became the first woman in Russia to obtain a doctorate in mathematics.(科瓦列夫斯卡娅是一名19世纪的数学家，当时欧洲大部分国家都不允许女性上大学。她嫁给了一个答应带她去德国学习的人。她在这一领域做出了重大贡献，成为俄罗斯第一位获得数学博士学位的女性。)”可知，Too Much Happiness 这本书是关于俄罗斯女数学家的先驱科瓦列夫斯卡娅的，故选C。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang段落内容中的“This collection contains several maths stories.(这本合集里有几个数学故事。)”；The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa段落内容中的“It's about a woman who comes to work for a once-great mathematician.(故事讲的是一个女人为一位曾经伟大的数学家工作。)”；Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro段落内容中的“Kovalevskaya was a 19th-century mathematician(科瓦列夫斯卡娅是一名19世纪的数学家)”以及The Ore Miner's Wife by Karl Iagnemma段落内容中的“It is about a miner who thinks he's discovered the proof to the problem: construct a square, equal in area to a given circle. (它是关于一个矿工的，他认为自己发现了问题的证明:构造一个正方形，面积等于一个给定的圆。)”可知，列出的书籍具有的共同点是它们都包括数学。故选B。
B
One night many years ago when I was on the bridge of a ship that passed one of our large cities on a quiet night, I saw its lights reflected in the sky and heard the rumblings of the city's noises. As I looked to my other side, I could see nothing but open space of darkness and endless water. I realized how small I was and that my own problems of life did not seem great.
I have spent twenty—five years on boats. Now I am a docking pilot. My job is to bring in the large luxury liners and stay with them until they are safely anchored in their berths. Sometimes this requires two tugs(拖船）, sometimes many more, depending on the tide, the weather, and the draft of the vessel.
Most of you no doubt have seen these tugs pushing and pulling at the big liners. What they are doing doesn't seem to make much sense at first, but presently the big boat is alongside her landing stage, her ropes made fast, and the job is done.
These tugs, whether one or ten, move about in accord with whistle signals I send them from the bridge of the big liner. These signals make up a language that is just as dependable as the spoken word; or even more so, because our docking signals are rarely misunderstood. The captain of each tug does his work according to the signals he receives. He never asks questions. He takes everything on faith, and it always works out.
I fell very important the first time I ever docked a big liner, thinking that I was in control of a great ship worth millions of dollars and the owners were depending on me to bring her safely to her berth. After I had docked several of the large liners, I realized I was not important, but simply the quarterback who called the signals.
Working around tugboats has had its effect on what I believe. The great transatlantic liners depend on the help of the little tugs to bring them safely to port, and it is with one's success.
24. According to paragraph 3, originally, the job of a tugboat was .
A. important B. humble
C. tough D. complex
25. What is the main purpose of writing paragraph 4?
A. To give a detailed description. B. To display the characteristics.
C. To make a comparison. D. To help reveal the theme.
26. According to the passage, one's success depends on .
A. diligence B. mutual assistance
C. learning D. individual excellence
27. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Tugboats and the Pilot B. The Significance of Teamwork
C. The Workings of Tugboats D. Philosophy from Tugboats
【24~27题答案】
【答案】24. B 25. D 26. B 27. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是夹叙夹议文。文章作者通过阐述自己管理拖船的工作，阐述了来自拖船的哲理，团队合作尤为重要，正如远洋航行的万吨巨轮要想安全入港停泊，还得依靠小小拖船的帮助一样。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“Most of you no doubt have seen these tugs pushing and pulling at the big liners. What they are doing doesn’t seem to make much sense at first(毫无疑问，你们大多数人都看到过这些拖船拉大船。他们所做的事情在一开始似乎没有多大意义)”可推知，最初，拖船的工作是不重要的，“humble”在此的意思是“不起眼的，不重要的”。故选B。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段内容“These tugs, whether one or ten, move about in accord with whistle signals I send them from the bridge of the big liner. These signals make up a language that is just as dependable as the spoken word; or even more so, because our docking signals are rarely misunderstood. The captain of each tug does his work according to the signals he receives. He never asks questions. He takes everything on faith, and it always works out.( 这些拖船，无论一艘还是10艘，它们的行动都是听命于我在巨轮舰桥上的鸣笛信号。这些信号便是一种语言，它的可靠程度可与口头语言相比，甚至有过之而无不及。这是因为我们的汽笛信号几乎不会被误解。每艘拖船的船长会根据接收到的指令严格行动。而对于我的指挥，他们毫无疑问且完全信任，它总是起作用。)”可知，远洋航行的万吨巨轮要想安全入港停泊，还得依靠小小拖船的帮助。因此推断本段通过讲述拖船的工作，阐述文章的主题，相互帮助的重要性，故选D。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Working around tugboats has had its effect on what I believe. The great transatlantic liners depend on the help of the little tugs to bring them safely to port, and it is with one's success.( 在拖船周围工作对我相信的东西产生了影响。远洋航行的万吨巨轮要想安全入港停泊，还得依靠小小拖船的帮助一样。它就像一个人的成功)”可推断，一个人的成功就像巨轮需要小小拖船才能安全进入港湾，需要相互帮助。故选B。
【27题详解】
主旨大意题。根据全文内容，特别是最后一段 “Working around tugboats has had its effect on what I believe. The great transatlantic liners depend on the help of the little tugs to bring them safely to port, and it is with one's success.( 在拖船周围工作对我相信的东西产生了影响。远洋航行的万吨巨轮要想安全入港停泊，还得依靠小小拖船的帮助一样。它就像一个人的成功)”可知，作者通过描写拖船的工作来揭示人生的道理，一个人的成功需要相互帮助，故选D。
C
I remember when Kamala Harris became Joe Biden's running mate. It seemed funny how many people pronounced her name incorrectly. On one occasion, a news host became upset when being corrected, and purposely called her Kumbaya.
I am no stranger to this issue as many of my students are from Asian and Middle Eastern countries, and sometimes their names are difficult for me to pronounce, even after asking them how to say it. Many students seem unwilling to correct me when I attempt to learn their names correctly. The other thing I’ve seen in growing numbers is students “adopting” an English name.
It's much more common than many think, for people to change their names in order to fit in.
This is especially the case when it comes to seeking jobs. Racial and cultural minorities often attempt to avoid discrimination hiring by hiding racial cues on the resume including changing their name. This is referred to as “resume whitening”. Research shows almost 50 percent of black and Asian job applicants did so.
Xian Zhao from the University of Toronto researches ethnic (种族的) name pronunciation, saying that many people don’t understand that habitually pronouncing an unfamiliar name inaccurately is a form of indirect discrimination. It sends a message that “you are the minorities” says Zhao. “You are not important in this environment, so why should I take time and my effort to learn it?”On the other end, those with ethnic names frequently don’t correct people, even when their name is pronounced wrong repeatedly, feeling it is better just to keep the peace and not stand out for being difficult.
It is important to try to pronounce everyone’s name as they pronounce it. This communicates respect of them as a person and their culture. There is nothing wrong with asking someone to repeat their name so that you can learn to pronounce it properly. This is usually appreciated.
28. When their names are incorrectly pronounced, the author’s Asian students
A. attempt to laugh at it B. tend to accept it
C. offer to correct the author D. agree to change their names
29. Which of the following can be seen as “resume whitening”?
A. An application for a better job.
B. A change in work environment.
C. A ban on racial discrimination in workplace.
D. A practice of using Western names in job seeking.
30. In his research, Xian Zhao finds that
A. ethnics accept their names being mispronounced to save trouble
B. ethnics fight effectively with the discrimination against their names
C. many westerners pronounce ethnic names incorrectly on purpose
D. many westerners make efforts to pronounce ethnic names correctly
31. What’s the author’s attitude toward pronouncing ethnic names correctly?
A. Critical. B. Uncaring. C. Reserved. D. Supportive.
【28~31题答案】
【答案】28. B 29. D 30. A 31. D
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章介绍了少数族裔人群在别人念错他们名字时往往选择接收而非纠错，并且会选择重新取一个英文名字的现象以及背后显现的社会问题。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Many students seem unwilling to correct me when I attempt to learn their names correctly.(当我试图正确记住他们的名字时，许多学生似乎不愿意纠正我)”可知，当学生听到自己的名字被喊错时，他们不会去纠正，即接受被叫错。故选B项。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。“resume whitening”出现在第四段，根据上一句“This is especially the case when it comes to seeking jobs. Racial and cultural minorities often attempt to avoid discrimination hiring by hiding racial cues on the resume including changing their name.(在找工作的时候尤其如此。种族和文化上的少数族裔经常试图通过在简历中隐藏种族暗示，包括更改他们的名字，来避免在招聘时受到歧视)”可知，this指代的是前一句话，即种族人群在找工作时会为了避免遭到种族歧视而选择更改他们的名字；resume意为“简历”，whiten为“使……变白”，D项“A practice of using Western names in job seeking.(在求职时使用西方名字的做法)”，把隐含有种族暗示的原来的名字换成西方人的名字填写在简历上，以便找到工作，符合题意。故选D项。
【30题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句“On the other end, those with ethnic names frequently don’t correct people, even when their name is pronounced wrong repeatedly, feeling it is better just to keep the peace and not stand out for being difficult.(另一方面，那些有少数民族的姓名的人经常不去纠正别人，即使他们的名字被反复念错，他们觉得最好保持和平，不要因为太难而显得突出)”可知，就是少数民族人群为了保持和平（避免麻烦），会接受对方叫错名字。故选A项。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“It is important to try to pronounce everyone’s name as they pronounce it. This communicates respect of them as a person and their culture. There is nothing wrong with asking someone to repeat their name so that you can learn to pronounce it properly. This is usually appreciated. (每个人的名字都要念出来，这很重要。这传达了对他们个人和他们文化的尊重。让别人重复他们的名字，这样你就可以正确地发音了。这通常是值得赞赏的)”可知，作者对正确叫出少数民族的姓名这事持支持态度。故选D项。
D
Next time you are struggling with the crossword, try putting the kettle on. Drinking a cup of tea can improve creativity, a study suggests.
Researchers gave men and women either tea or water and then asked them to complete a word association game, which was used to measure a form of creativity known as convergent thinking (聚合思维).
In the game, the participants were given sets of words such as “same, tennis, head” and asked to find a meaningful link between them. The answer, in this case, would be “match?”. After analysing the results in a way that ruled out the potential effects of a person’s intelligence and language ability, the researchers, from Peking University in China, found that those who drank the tea performed significantly better in the word association game. The tea drinkers scored an average of 13. 89 in the word association game compared with 12. 94 for water drinkers.
The researchers said it was not clear why tea has this beneficial effect. Tea contains caffeine and theanine, which can improve attention, but the 100 participants in the study drank only a small amount of tea—90ml, on average—and caried out the tests very soon after consuming it, meaning any effect would have been ignored. “This result showed that the tea drinking event itself—rather than the biological com-ponents of tea—played a positive role,” the researchers said.
“Previous research has found that people tend to associate tea drinking with a specific set of personality traits, such as smart, creative, elegant, confident, and stable. It may be that when participants are stimulated (刺激) by tea, the mental representation of a tea drinker is also activated, and they unconsciously think that they should be smarter and more creative,” they added, “Future research should focus on specific mechanisms (机制) and clarify which variables moderate the impact of tea consumption on convergent thinking.
32. What did the participants have to do in the study?
A Pair the words with each other.
B. Guess the meaning of the words.
C. Find a connection between the words.
D. Tell the differences among the words.
33. What helped a participant get a higher score according to the researchers?
A. The action of drinking tea itself.
B. The participant’s intelligence.
C. The participant’s language ability.
D. The biological components of tea.
34. What can be inferred from the previous research?
A. Drinking tea makes people more active.
B. Drinking tea is popular among the youth.
C. People tend to drink tea more than before.
D. People drinking tea are often thought smart.
35. Which of the following can be the best title of the text?
A. Drinking Tea Is Good for Health.
B. Drinking Tea Is A Popular Trend.
C. Drinking Tea Makes for Creativity.
D. Drinking Tea Matters A Lot in Life.
【答案】32. C 33. A 34. D 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文主要讲的是一项研究表明，喝一杯茶可以提高创造力。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段的“In the game, the participants were given sets of words such as “same, tennis, head” and asked to find a meaningful link between them.(在游戏中，参与者被给予一系列单词，如“相同，网球，头部”，并被要求找出它们之间有意义的联系。)”可知，参与者在研究中需要找出单词之间的联系。故选C。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“This result showed that the tea drinking event itself—rather than the biological components of tea—played a positive role(这一结果表明，饮茶事件本身——而不是茶的生物成分——发挥了积极作用。)”可知，根据研究人员的说法，饮茶本身的动作帮助参与者获得了更高的分数。故选A。
【34题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Previous research has found that people tend to associate tea drinking with a specific set of personality traits, such as smart, creative, elegant, confident, and stable.(之前的研究发现，人们倾向于将饮茶与一组特定的个性特征联系在一起，比如聪明、有创造力、优雅、自信和稳定。)”可知，从以前的研究中可以推断出喝茶的人通常被认为是聪明的。故选D。
【35题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段的 “Drinking a cup of tea can improve creativity, a study suggests.(一项研究表明，喝一杯茶可以提高创造力。)”可知，本文主要讲的是一项研究表明，喝一杯茶可以提高创造力，因此最好的题目是C选项“Drinking Tea Makes for Creativity(喝茶有助于创造力)”，故选C。
第二节（共5小题：每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Have you ever had the pleasure of popping the small air-filled bubbles that make up a sheet of bubble wrap? ____36____ Have you ever wondered why popping them is so much fun?
It turns out that there is some science behind the human connection to bubble wrap. Some experts believe it’s similar to the need to fidget (动来动去). ____37____ These small actions are all types of fidgeting.
While some people think fidgeting is distracting, it’s actually been shown to increase attention span. ____38____ Similarly, a study revealed that people report feeling more alert after popping bubble wrap. The results also showed that people who popped bubble wrap were calmer afterward than those who did not. So, popping bubble wrap may increase people’s ability to pay attention and remember what they learn.
____39____ In other words, your brain is wired to enjoy it! Early humans had to be on their toes all the time. They needed to be ready to run from wild animals at a moment’s notice. Today, people spend a lot of time sitting, especially at school and at work. As a result, the body may build a lot of muscle tension from lack of movement. Popping bubble wrap helps relax that muscle tension. It reduces stress and anxiety.
In fact, studies have shown that, sometimes, the human brain receives feel-good chemicals like dopamine (多巴胺) after popping bubble wrap. ____40____
A. So that may be why it feels so satisfying!
B. It also helps with the memory of information.
C. Your brain will benefit a lot from the air-filled bubbles.
D. If so, you know there’s something highly satisfying about it.
E. Have you ever seen someone else blowing the small bubbles?
F. Do you click a pen or bounce your leg while you’re listening?
G. Experts also say the enjoyment may be tied to human evolution.
【36~40题答案】
【答案】36. D 37. F 38. B 39. G 40. A
【解析】
【分析】本文属于说明文。很多人都有过把气泡纸上充满空气的小气泡弄破的乐趣，文章介绍了产生这个乐趣的原因。
【36题详解】
根据上文的问题“Have you ever had the pleasure of popping the small air-filled bubbles that make up a sheet of bubble wrap?(你曾经有过把气泡纸上充满空气的小气泡弄破的乐趣吗？)”可知，开头使用问句是为了引出下文，选项D“如果是这样的话，你就知道它有一些非常令人满意的地方。”中的if so是对该问题的回答，同时衔接了下文“Have you ever wondered why popping them is so much fun?(你有没有想过为什么捏它们这么有趣？)”故选D。
【37题详解】
根据下文“These small actions are all types of fidgeting.(这些小动作都是坐立不安的表现)”可知，选项F“当你在听的时候，你会按笔或跳腿吗？”中的按笔或跳腿就是these指代的动作，承接了上文的“动来动去”。故选F。
【38题详解】
根据上文“While some people think fidgeting is distracting, it’s actually been shown to increase attention span.(虽然有些人认为坐立不安会分散注意力，但事实证明它能延长注意力持续时间)”可知，动来动去能延长注意力持续时间。结合下文“So, popping bubble wrap may increase people’s ability to pay attention and remember what they learn.(所以，捏爆气泡纸可以提高人们的注意力和记忆能力)”可知，捏气泡是对记忆有帮助的，因此选项B“它还有助于记忆信息。”衔接上下文，尤其是顺承了空后的similarly。故选B。
【39题详解】
根据空后的“In other words, your brain is wired to enjoy it! Early humans had to be on their toes all the time.(换句话说，你的大脑正在兴奋地享受它！早期的人类必须时刻保持警觉)”及本段的内容可知，本段主要是关于人类大脑的进化，对古代与现代人类进行了比较。因此，选项G“专家还表示，这种享受可能与人类的进化有关。”是本段的中心句。故选G。
【40题详解】
根据空前的“In fact, studies have shown that, sometimes, the human brain receives feel-good chemicals like dopamine (多巴胺) after popping bubble wrap.(事实上，研究表明，有时，人类的大脑会在捏爆泡泡纸后接收到多巴胺等让人感觉良好的化学物质)”可知，上文主要解释了捏气泡为何让人满足的原因是它会产生让人良好的化学物质。因此，选项A“这也许就是为什么它让人如此满足的原因！”总结了上文内容。故选A。
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Earlier that evening, my mother called, telling me that my brother died in a car crash. I stumbled (跌跌撞撞地走) around the house ____41____ what to put into the suitcases. My husband, Larry, and I had been packing for moving to New Mexico. The house was in (a) total ____42____.
I tried to hold my tears. I ____43____ picked things up and put them down. I couldn't ____44____. What I'd heard on the phone echoed (回荡) through my head.
Larry phoned a few friends. ____45____, someone asked to speak to me. “If there is anything I can do, let me know.” “Thank you,” I replied. I didn't know what to ____46____.
The doorbell rang and I rose slowly for the door. It was Donna.
“I've come to clean your shoes,” she said. ____47____, I asked her to repeat. “When my father died, it took me ____48____ to get the shoes cleaned and shined for my father's ____49____,” she said. I hadn't even thought about shoes.
Shoes were gathered. Donna _____50_____ herself on the floor and got to work. The love in the act _____51_____ my tears. Watching her _____52_____ on one task helped me pull my _____53_____into order. Laundry first, I told myself. One by one, the jobs fell into place.
Now whenever I hear of an acquaintance's loss of a loved one, I think of one _____54_____ task that suits that person's _____55_____. If the person asks, “How did you know I needed that?” I'd reply, “Because someone did that.”
41. A. forgetting B. imagining C. wondering D. searching
42. A. damage B. failure C. despair D. mess
43. A. aimlessly B. helplessly C. quickly D. decisively
44. A. hurry B. decide C. focus D. move
45. A. Constantly B. Fortunately C. Suddenly D. Surprisingly
46. A. call for B. ask for C. talk about D. get across
47. A. Touched B. Shocked C. Confused D. Amused
48. A. minutes B. hours C. weeks D. decades
49. A. satisfaction B. funeral C. smiles D. wishes
50. A. laid B. stood C. rested D. settled
51. A. released B. held C. stopped D. caused
52. A. keeping B. concentrating C. insisting D. depending
53. A. thoughts B. rooms C. sadness D. luggage
54. A. specific B. normal C. challenging D. perfect
55. A. idea B. personality C. identity D. need
【41~55题答案】
【答案】41. C 42. D 43. A 44. C 45. A 46. B 47. C 48. B 49. B 50. D 51. A 52. B 53. A 54. A 55. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在失去亲人后的心理状态很不好，一位朋友帮她清理去参加葬礼的鞋子，以此来默默地关爱她，使她思绪恢复，而她也用同样的方式帮助失去亲人的熟人。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在屋子里走来走去，不知道该往行李箱里放些什么。A.forgetting忘记；B.imagining想象；C.wondering感到疑惑，琢磨；D.searching搜查。根据上文“Earlier that evening, my mother called, telling me that my brother died in a car crash.”可知，听到兄弟车祸身亡的噩耗时，作者有些不知所措，虽然是在收拾行李，却不知道该把什么放进手提箱里。故选C项。
【42题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：房子里一片狼藉。A.damage损害；B.failure失败；C.despair绝望；D.mess混乱，杂乱。根据上文“My husband，Larry，and I had been packing for moving to New Mexico”可知，作者和丈夫拉里一直在收拾行李，准备搬到新墨西哥州去，由此可推知，当时作者的家里应该是很杂乱。故选D项。
【43题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我漫无目的地拿起又放下。A.aimlessly漫无目的；B.helplessly无助；C.quickly快速地；D.decisively果断地。根据上句“I tried to hold my tears”和本句中的“picked things up and put them down”可推知，作者因为听到弟弟去世的噩耗而悲伤不已，乱了方寸。aimlessly“无目的地，无计划地”，符合语境。故选A项。
【44题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不能集中精力。A.hurry匆忙；B.decide决定；C.focus集中(注意力)；D.move移动。根据下文“What I’d heard on the phone echoed (回荡) through my head”可知，作者在电话里听到的声音在脑海里久久回荡，心理状态非常不好，不能集中精力做事情。focus“集中(注意力、精力)”符合语境。故选C项。
【45题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：不断地有人要跟我说话。A.Constantly不断地；B.Fortunately幸运地；C.Suddenly突然；D. Surprisingly出乎意料。根据上句“Larry phoned a few friends”及下一句“If there is anything I can do, let me know”可推知，作者的丈夫将作者失去弟弟的事情告诉了一些朋友，他们接着就不断地打电话说愿意提供帮助。Constantly“一直，不断地”符合语境。故选A项。
【46题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我不知道该要求什么样的帮助。A.call for呼吁；B.ask for请求；C. talk about谈论；D.get across解释清楚。根据上文“If there is anything I can do, let me know”可知，朋友们愿意在这个时候给予帮助，但是作者不知道自己需要什么帮助。ask for“要求，请求”符合语境。故选B项。
【47题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很困惑，让她重复一遍。A.Touched感动的；B.Shocked震惊的；C.Confused困惑的；D.Amused逗乐的。根据本句中的“I asked her to repeat”可推知，作者当听到Donna说是来帮她清理鞋子时感到困感。故选C项。
【48题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我父亲去世后，为了参加父亲的葬礼，我花了好几个小时才把鞋子擦干净并擦亮。A.minutes分钟；B.hours小时；C.weeks周；D.decades几十年。根据本句中的“When my father died”和“to get the shoes cleaned and shined for my father’s ____49____ ”可推知，Donna应该是说她为了参加父亲的葬礼去清理鞋子并把它们擦亮，这花了她数个小时的时间。故选B项。
【49题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：父亲去世后，为了参加父亲的葬礼，我花了好几个小时才把鞋子擦干净并擦亮。A.satisfaction满意；B.funeral葬礼，丧礼；C.smiles微笑；D.wishes 祝福。根据本句中的“When my father died”可推知，会有一个葬礼。故选B项。
【50题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Donna在地板上坐下，开始工作。A.laid安放；B.stood站；C.rested休息 ；D.settled安顿，舒舒服服地坐下。根据上句“Shoes were gathered”和语境可推知，当鞋被收集到一起之后，Donna在地板上找到舒适的位置开始清理鞋。settle“安顿”符合语境。故选D项。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Donna善意中展示的关爱让我感动得流泪。A.released发布,释放；B.held举行；C.stopped停止；D.caused造成。根据语境可知，Donna用具体的行动来表达对她的关爱，使作者宣泄出感动的眼泪。release“释放”。故选A项。
【52题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：看着她专心致志地做一件事，让我的思绪恢复到了正常状态。A.keeping坚持；B.concentrating集中(注意力)；C.insisting坚持；D.depending依靠。根据上文“Donna ____50____ herself on the floor and got to work”可知，当时Donna在专心地清理鞋。故选B项。
【53题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：看着她专心致志地做一件事，让我的思绪恢复到了正常状态。A.thoughts思想；B.rooms房间；C.sadness悲伤；D. luggage行李。根据第二段“I couldn’t ____44____. What I’d heard on the phone echoed (回荡) through my head”可知，作者当时因为亲人的突然离世而乱了思绪，而看到Donna专心地帮她清理鞋让她的思想恢复到了正常状态。故选A项。
【54题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在，每当我听到一个熟人失去了所爱的人，我就会想到一项特别的能满足那个人的需要的任务。A.specific特定的；B.normal正常的；C.challenging有挑战的；D.perfect 完美的。根据上文“Watching her ____52____ on one task”可知，像当年的Donna那样，作者会想一件能满足那个失去亲人的熟人需要的具体的工作。故选A项。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在，每当我听到一个熟人失去了所爱的人，我就会想到一项特别的能满足那个人的需要的任务。A.idea想法；B.personality人格；C.identity身份；D.need需要。根据语境，作者在失去至亲时，Donna体贴地帮她清理鞋子，给予了特别的但也是很实际的帮助，使她能从容参加葬礼，所以作者效仿了这个做法。suit one's need意为“满足某人的需要”。故选D项。
第二节（共10小题：每小题1. 5分, 满分15分）
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
With a world reputation of beautiful silk producing nation, Chinese clothing enjoys a time-honored culture. China was the first country in the world ____56____ (develop) silk weaving (编织). According to archaeologists, Chinese people ____57____ (start) weaving since Neolithic ages. 3,000 years ago, silk weaving was already significantly developed.
In ancient China, people’s rank and social status could easily be figured out from their daily dressing, especially for the ordinary people and the upper class. Among the upper class, only the Emperor ____58____ (assign) the colour yellow. As for the ministers, generals and their ____59____ (wife), their uniforms were also restrictively regulated.
Chinese clothing has many types and suits according to ____60____ (variety) occasions. We have traditional Zhongshan suit, Cheongsam (旗袍) and many other suits ____61___ (create) by ethnic minorities (少数民族). Each type of the clothes has a unique way of making and sewing.
Cheongsam is popular because it has simple lines and looks elegant, ____62____ it fits Chinese females’ figures well. It is suitable ____63____ both young and elderly group. And it can either belong or short. Cheongsam is recognized around the world, ____64____ has inspired many foreign adaptations. It is ____65____ (popular) worn in China as the wedding dress, traditionally in red.
【56~65题答案】
【答案】56. to develop 57. have started 58. was assigned 59. wives 60. various
61. created 62. and 63. for 64. which 65. popularly
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是中国的特色服装。
【56题详解】
考查不定式。句意：中国是世界上最早发展丝织的国家。“the first+名词”后用不定式作后置定语，因此空格处是不定式to develop，故填to develop。
【57题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：根据考古学家的说法，中国人从新石器时代就开始编织了。由“since Neolithic ages”可知，句子时态用现在完成时，主语people是复数，助动词使用have，因此空格处是have started，故填have started。
【58题详解】
考查时态，语态和主谓一致。句意：在上层社会，只有皇帝才被指定使用黄色。根据语境可知，只有皇帝才被指定使用黄色，句子用被动语态，且句子描述过去的事情，因此时态用一般过去时，因此空格处是一般过去时的被动语态，即was/were done，主语Emperor是第三人称单数，系动词用was，因此空格处是was assigned。故填was assigned。
【59题详解】
考查名词的复数。句意：至于大臣，将军和他们的夫人，他们的制服也被严格规定。and表并列，由前面的“the ministers, generals”是复数形式可知，空格处用复数wives，故填wives。
【60题详解】
考查形容词。句意：中国服装根据不同的场合有多种类型和套装。空格处用形容词作定语，修饰名词occasions，variety的形容词是various，意为“各种各样的”，故填various。
【61题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：我们有传统的中山装、旗袍等少数民族创造的服装。分析句子结构可知，句中谓语是have，空格处用非谓语动词，由by可知，空格处用过去分词created表被动作后置定语，故填created。
【62题详解】
考查连词。句意：旗袍很受欢迎，因为它线条简单，看起来优雅，而且很适合中国女性的身材。“it has simple lines and looks elegant”和“it fits Chinese females’ figures well”是并列关系，因此空格处用and连接，故填and。
【63题详解】
考查介词和固定短语。句意：它适合年轻人和老年人使用。be suitable for是固定短语，意为“适合”，因此空格处是介词for，故填for。
【64题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：旗袍在世界范围内被认可，这激发了许多外国的改版。分析句子结构可知，空格处引导非限制性定语从句，从句中缺少主语，主语是前面整个主句，因此空格处用关系代词which，故填which。
【65题详解】
考查副词。句意：在中国，它被普遍用作结婚礼服，传统上是红色的。空格处用副词popularly修饰动词worn，popularly意为“普遍地”，故填popularly。
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66. 假定你是李华，外教Mr. White要求你班同学推荐英语俱乐部主席，你想自荐。请你给他写封电子邮件，内容包括：
1.你的理由；
2.你当选后的打算。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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【66题答案】
【答案】Dear Mr. White,
I’m writing to recommend myself as the chairman of the English Club. I’m firmly convinced that I have some strong qualities for this position. First of all, I’m full of confidence and have a good command of English, which make me do well in making speeches. In addition, I often help my classmates study English, so I have won great popularity among them.
If I succeed in being elected, I will spend lots of time organizing after-school activities for the students. Meanwhile, I also will try my best to communicate with the members and never mind doing extra work for them. I consider myself to be the suitable one for the chairman. I hope you can take my recommendation into consideration.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。外教Mr. White要求同学推荐英语俱乐部主席，要求考生写电子邮件自荐。
【详解】1.词汇积累
充满自信：confident→be full of confidence
此外：besides → what’s more/ In addition
相信：believe→I ’m convinced that
考虑：consider→ take something into consideration
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：First of all, I’m full of confidence and have a good command of English. I do well in making speeches.
拓展句：First of all, I’m full of confidence and have a good command of English, which make me do well in making speeches.
【点睛】【高分句型1】I’m firmly convinced that I have some strong qualities for this position.（运用了that引导的从句）
【高分句型2】First of all, I’m full of confidence and have a good command of English, which make me do well in making speeches. （运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句）
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I've lived in this neighborhood for years, but I still remember the first person I met when I moved here, and she was Linda pho had black wavy hair, big naughty eyes and a smile on her face all the time. I think she was about ten when I first met her.
She was very fond of trees and spent all her spare time collecting leaves and sticking them on a brochure. She remembered exactly where she had picked up a particular leaf, on which day and whether it was a sunny, windy or rainy day. Because I was interested in seeing what she had collected, I was her best friend or sister, Belle.
Later, Linda went to a boarding school outside the town. She would come home only during vacations. That is to say, we couldn't see each other as often as we used to. But we would make full use of every opportunity to visit the small forest near our home to collect her favorite leaves, and meanwhile, I could listen to her wonderful descriptions of the trees.
You must be wondering why I am talking about Linda. You see, something fantastic happened last week. I was standing on the balcony looking at the budding blossoms of the trees. As usual, I remembered Linda whom I had not seen for many years. Two years ago, I got some information from an old neighbor about Linda. She had settled down in France and had a daughter. I wondered whether she still stuck to her hobby of collecting leaves. I was so lost in thought that I did not hear that the doorbell rang at first. Then it rang again and again. Two short rings, one long ring and two short rings. Suddenly it dawned on me that it was how Linda used to ring the bell. I ran to the door.
注意:
1.写作词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
I opened the door and found “Linda” standing there.
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Paragraph 2:
“Hello, Belle! I’m Amy, Linda's daughter.”
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【参考答案】Paragraph 1:
I opened the door and found “Linda” standing there. The girl was with the same black wavy hair, the same big naughty eyes，and the same smile, and she held two brochures in her arms. She was about the same age when I had met Linda the first time. She couldn't be Linda! I remembered that I had learned from my neighbor that Linda had a daughter who looked so much like her. I was sure the girl was her daughter.
Paragraph 1:
"Hello, Belle! I 'm Amy, Linda's daughter." What a wonderful surprise! Then Amy called out to someone hiding behind a tree, "Come out now. We have succeeded in surprising her"! Here came Linda. You cannot imagine the excitement we felt when we saw each other after so many years. That afternoon, the three of us went for a walk in the forest, collecting different leaves and enjoying the pleasure of friendship and companionship.
【解析】
【分析】本文以人物线索展开，讲述了作者在搬新家后遇到的第一个人是Linda, 她有着黑色的卷发，调皮的大眼睛，脸上一直带着微笑。她把所有的业余时间都用来收集树叶并把它们贴在小册子上。作者和她成了很好的姐妹，一起在森林中度过了很多难忘的时光。后来多年未见Linda, 上周得到消息，Linda在法国定居了，并且有了一个女儿。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我打开门，看到“Linda”站在那儿。” 可知，第一段可描写作者仔细打量面前这个姑娘，虽然和记忆中的Linda很像，但年龄对不上。
②由第二段首句内容“你好， Belle! 我是 Amy, Linda的女儿。”可知，第二段可描写作者与Linda重聚，并一起去森林里拾落叶，重温友谊。
2.续写线索：打量——惊喜——重聚——捡落叶———感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类：
① 抱着： held sth in one’s arms / take sth in one’s hands
② 大声喊道： call out/shout/exclaim/yell
③ 捡落叶： pick up/ collect/ gather
情绪类:
① 惊喜 surprise /amazement
② 兴奋、激动 excitement / thrill
【点睛】[高分句型1] I remembered that I had learned from my neighbor that Linda had a daughter who looked so much like her. （宾语从句，定语从句）
[高分句型2] Here came Linda. （完全倒装）
[高分句型3] That afternoon, the three of us went for a walk in the forest, collecting different leaves and enjoying the pleasure of friendship and companionship.（现在分词作伴随状语）